Active cases drop below 1,000 in Puducherry
The Hindu
68 new cases of COVID-19 and one death reported
The Union Territory recorded one COVID-19 death and 68 new cases as the tally of active cases dropped below 1,000 and recovery rate improved to over 98% on Tuesday.
The sole death was reported in Puducherry to take the cumulative toll in the Union Territory to 1,959. The toll, by region, is Puducherry (1,527), Karaikal (264), Yanam (113) and Mahe (55). Puducherry recorded 39 of the new cases, which were detected from 1,971 tests, followed by Karaikal (16), Yanam (8) and Mahe (5).
With 196 patients recovering from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the active cases stood at 900. Of this, 35 patients were in hospital and 865 in home isolation. The test positivity rate was 3.45 %, case fatality rate 1.18% and recovery rate 98.27%.